Even transient rapid infancy weight gain is associated with higher BMI in young adults and earlier menarche

BACKGROUND: Early postnatal rapid 'catch-up' weight gain has been consistently associated with subsequent higher obesity risk and earlier pubertal development. In many low- and middle-income countries, infancy catch-up weight gain is transient and often followed by growth faltering. We exp...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International Journal of Obesity 2015, p.939
Hauptverfasser:	Salgin, B, Norris, S.A, Prentice, P, Pettifor, J.M, Richter, L.M, Ong, K.K, Dunger, D.B
Format:	Report
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Health aspects Infants Obesity Risk factors Weight gain
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